Raclin to be awarded medal

IUSB presenting philanthropist the Chancellor's Medal.

IUSB presenting philanthropist the Chancellor's Medal.

October 11, 2006|Tribune Staff Report

Longtime civic leader and philanthropist Ernestine M. Raclin on Oct. 18 will receive the Chancellor's Medal from Indiana University South Bend. The Chancellor's Medal is given to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding support of IUSB, serve as advocates for the campus and who personify the attributes of leadership, trust, respect, dignity and teamwork. Raclin is a longtime supporter of the arts, community projects and education. She and her late husband, Oliver C. Carmichael, were the principal negotiators for the IUSB campus and worked for the land acquisition for the campus. She has been involved with numerous aspects of IUSB for decades from the chancellor's advisory board to chairing capital campaigns. Raclin has been a member of the Arts Foundation and organizer for the Toradze Piano Festivals. In 2002, because of her close ties to campus, the IUSB school of the arts was named the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts. Raclin is director emeritus of the board of trustees of the South Bend Symphony. The symphony was founded in 1933 by her mother, Ella Morris. Raclin has long been recognized as a business, education and community leader. She is chairwoman emeritus of the board of directors of 1st Source Corp., and a former director of First Chicago Corp. and First National Bank of Chicago. A life trustee of the University of Notre Dame, Raclin also is a former trustee of Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. She is a board member of Indiana University Foundation, the President's Council of Purdue University and Independent Colleges of Indiana. For information about the medal presentation, contact the IUSB Chancellor's Office at (574) 520-4220.